Ideastream Public Media is bringing you stories about the surge in gun violence plaguing many Northeast Ohio neighborhoods. Gun violence is not new, but mass shootings and community violence have reached a fever pitch — destroying lives and tearing some communities apart. We're talking with residents, activists, victims and experts about prevention strategies and solutions.
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Ideastream's Connecting the Dots series features stories about gun violence and the Northeast Ohioans working to find solutions. -
A lawyer with Legal Aid is holding trainings with law enforcement to teach police officers about a form that can be used in the Ohio court system to track firearms in domestic violence cases. -
The Lorain County Urban League provides a new violence interruption program with a public health approach to solving gun violence. -
The Eddie Eagle cartoon, produced by the National Rifle Association in the late 1980s, is being used in Cleveland, Akron and cities across the country to try to teach children gun safety. But research shows it's ineffective. -
Law enforcement touted dozens of gun arrests in 2023, many for selling machine gun conversion devices. -
In the program, "credible messengers" - past gun crime offenders - work with individuals in the community to find peaceful alternatives to conflict. -
In Season 2, co-hosts Marlene Harris-Taylor and Myesha Watkins talk to people who live in neighborhoods where gun violence is normalized, and discuss solutions to end the cycle of violence. -
Since the Neighborhood Safety Fund's rollout in fall 2023, the city has granted two million dollars to 43 community groups. -
4-H offers a shooting sports program to Ohio kids, according to officials. Kids can also partake in the sport at 4-H camps across the state, according to officials. -
University Hospitals Rainbow Babies & Children’s Hospital's Antifragility Initiative treats young gun violence victims' trauma to reduce retaliation and re-injury.
